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<BLOCKQUOTE><H2>RECEIVING DISPATCHES</H2>

<P><A NAME="radio"></A>Your radio is your source for dispatches, in
addition to music and entertainment. All missions (except the
speeder) begin with a radio dispatch to you. You're told what the
problem is and its location in the city. Additional information in
the dispatch may or may not be helpful.

<P><A NAME="area"></A>When dispatchers describe a location, they do
it by "area." All cities are divided into nine areas. Outside of the
city, wilderness is divided into four areas.

<P><IMG SRC="gifs/23.GIF" WIDTH=267 HEIGHT=197 ALIGN=middle><B>City
and Wilderness divisions</B>

<H3>Your Spotlight and Sending Dispatches</H3>

<P>You use your spotlight primarily to dispatch police cars, fire
trucks or ambulances. You can dispatch these vehicles at any time by
pressing their assigned function key. Let's dispatch a police car.

<P>Aim your spotlight at the area where you want a police car to go.

<P>Your spotlight points forward and toward the ground.<IMG
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X-SAS-UseImageHeight ALIGN=middle>

<P><A NAME="dispatch"></A>You can aim your spotlight by pointing your
helicopter. For additional control, use the joystick on the control
panel.

<P><IMG SRC="gifs/26.GIF" WIDTH=77 HEIGHT=78 X-SAS-UseImageWidth
X-SAS-UseImageHeight ALIGN=bottom>Grab the spotlight controller with
your cursor.

<P><TABLE BORDER=1 CELLSPACING=6 CELLPADDING=1 WIDTH="100%"
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         <P ALIGN=CENTER>To Dispatch a Fire Truck
      </TD><TD>
         <P ALIGN=CENTER>Press F2
      </TD></TR>
   <TR>
      <TD>
         <P ALIGN=CENTER>To Dispatch an Ambulance
      </TD><TD>
         <P ALIGN=CENTER>Press F3
      </TD></TR>
   <TR>
      <TD>
         <P ALIGN=CENTER>To Dispatch Police
      </TD><TD>
         <P ALIGN=CENTER>Press F4
      </TD></TR>
</TABLE>

<P><B>Press the key for the vehicle you want to dispatch, in this
case the F4 key for a police car.</B>

<P>A dispatch pylon marks your dispatch. The nearest available
vehicle you requested will be sent to the pylon. You can see it on
your city map when it's "in range."

<P><IMG SRC="gifs/27.GIF" WIDTH=237 HEIGHT=217 X-SAS-UseImageWidth
X-SAS-UseImageHeight ALIGN=bottom><B>Police Dispatch Pylon</B>

<P><B>Fire Truck Dispatch Pylon</B><IMG SRC="gifs/28.GIF" WIDTH=351
HEIGHT=273 X-SAS-UseImageWidth X-SAS-UseImageHeight ALIGN=middle>

<P><IMG SRC="gifs/29.GIF" WIDTH=317 HEIGHT=280 X-SAS-UseImageWidth
X-SAS-UseImageHeight ALIGN=middle><B>Ambulance Dispatch Pylon</B>

<P>Emergency vehicles can only travel on roads, so you can't make
them go into the wilderness or into a city area that has no roads.
You'll get a message if a vehicle you requested cannot be dispatched.


<P>When emergency personnel arrive, they perform their duties
automatically. When they are done, or if they
find<A NAME="cancel"></A> nothing to do, they eventually remove the
pylon and return to their base. You can also "clear" a dispatch and
free up the vehicle yourself. Aim your spotlight at the pylon you
want to clear and press the proper key:

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         <P ALIGN=CENTER>To clear a Fire Truck dispatch
      </TD><TD>
         <P ALIGN=CENTER>Press Shift F2
      </TD></TR>
   <TR>
      <TD>
         <P ALIGN=CENTER>To clear an Ambulance dispatch
      </TD><TD>
         <P ALIGN=CENTER>Press Shift F3
      </TD></TR>
   <TR>
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         <P ALIGN=CENTER>To clear a Police dispatch
      </TD><TD>
         <P ALIGN=CENTER>Press Shift F4
      </TD></TR>
</TABLE>

<P>There nothing for your Police car to do here, so you can send it
on its way.

<P><B>Aim your spotlight at the police dispatch pylon and press Shift
F4 to release the police car.</B>

<P><I>HINT: Each fire station in a city can supply one fire truck.
Each city hospital can contribute one ambulance, and each police
station provides one police car. You can have a maximum of ten of
each type of emergency service vehicle, regardless of how many
emergency service buildings you have.</I>

<H3>SPECIAL DISPATCH</H3>

<P>F5 issues a special dispatch that allows police to follow your
spotlight. Use this dispatch to help catch a criminal you are chasing
who won't stop. Cancel the "Chase dispatch by pressing Shift F5.

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